Joan Armatrading Live: All the Way From America

Joan Armatrading | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Savoy Jazz
• ASIN: B0002IQB7Q
• Also Available in: DVD Audio  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Joan Armatrading LIVE!!!, July 27, 2004

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J. Bilby "littlebibs" (Kingston, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joan Armatrading Live: All the Way From America (Audio CD)

I to saw her during this tour(BOSTON). The music is first rate
and for a 3 piece outfit they really manage to convey great
emotions and Joan's vocals(although somewhat fragile & raw and road tested from touring all over the world last year goes right through you.
When I saw her show last summer in Boston, Joan totally lost her
voice, especially the high end but she apolgized and made the most of it, as disapointed as everyone was these songs were top notch. Having
this more stripped down approach really allows Joan's vocals
to fill the space without clutter that sometimes happens with
the studio. Her newer material holds it own very well with
her classics, "DOWN TO ZERO", "LOVE AND AFFECTION", "ALL THE
WAY FROM AMERICA" and "SAVE ME" and one of my favorites she
always closed her shows with, "WILLOW" over the years, remember all the lighters in the air? I've seen her live many times and its just
a shame this country didn't take to her, she just didn't get
the big break she deserved. That said this is concert must
have if you're into Joan's music, not many live offerings and
it sounds so nice live!! Very intimate, like she was singing
in your living room.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Holy Grail for Armatrading Fans, July 14, 2004

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Steven A. Remollino "Better Living Through Go... (Texas City, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joan Armatrading Live: All the Way From America (Audio CD)

Fans of Joan Armatrading received a Christmas in July present this week with the release of JOAN ARMATRADING LIVE: ALL THE WAY FROM AMERICA, Joan's first official live recording since STEPPIN' OUT nearly 30 years ago. The CD contains a mixture of her classics including "Willow" and "The Weakness in Me" (two popular soundtrack songs) and songs from her most recent studio effort LOVERS SPEAK, including the title track as well as "Tender Trap" and "Prove Yourself" among others. Sound quality is excellent for a live recording with audience noise kept to a minimum. Fans of Joan and her songs will not be disappointed. The CD has a DVD counterpart of the same show, also released on the same day.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sound Quality, Top Rate Performance, July 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Joan Armatrading Live: All the Way From America (Audio CD)

There is no other voice like Joan Armatrading's. Thirty years later and she still sounds so strong. The years have aged her voice giving it a deeper quality that feels so full of wisdom and a life enrichened by her experiences. She keeps the audience sound to a minimum and no between song banter. She keeps that on the accompanying DVD where it is more appropriate. This recording brings to life tracks off of Lovers Speak in a way the studio album fell a little short. This is a MUST for Joan fans. Your very own Joan Armatrading concert...and a nice reminder of why you fell in love with her music in the first place.